1-5, Fordington Green is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. Cottage row. 7 related planning applications.
1-5, Fordington Green
- WRENN ID
- unlit-cornice-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 May 1975
- Type
- Cottage row
- Address
- 1-5, Fordington Green, Dorchester, DT1 1LU
- OS grid reference
- SY 697 905
- Coordinates
- 50.71374, -2.42929
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of four cottages, numbered 1-5, situated on Fordington Green. The cottages were likely built in the early 19th century and have a uniform appearance with stucco-covered fronts. They are two storeys high with attics. The fronts are divided into panels by horizontal string courses and flat, paired pilasters. The roof is a Mansard design, incorporating slate on the upper slope, tiles in the middle section, and stone above the eaves. The windows are sash windows with glazing bars. Attic dormers are present. Numbers 1 to 5 are considered to form a group.
Local climate
1-5, Fordington Green receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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